Acchedyo Yam Adahyo Yamअच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयम्
Bhagavad Gita 2.24 teaches a devotional principle from Krishna’s dialogue with Arjuna.
- Bhagavad Gita 2.24
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च । नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः ॥
भावार्थ
यह आत्मा काटा या जलाया नहीं जा सकता, न गीला या सुखाया जा सकता है। यह नित्य, सर्वव्यापी, स्थिर, अचल और सनातन है।
Meaning
The self cannot be cut, burned, wetted, or dried. It is eternal, all-pervading, stable, unmoving, and everlasting.
Source: Bhagavad Gita 2 Sanskrit checked against SanskritDocuments, Bhagavad Gita 2.14–2.71: https://www.sanskritdocuments.org/doc_giitaa/bhagvadnew.html ; meanings checked against IIT Kanpur Gita Supersite and Vedabase chapter 2: https://www.gitasupersite.iitk.ac.in/srimad?field_chapter_value=2&field_nsutra_value=24&language=dv ; https://vedabase.net/bg/2/index.htm